Equal TV Time for Candidates

Oct. 23, 2015

Then, in two weeks, Donald Trump will host Saturday Night Live. Earlier this month, Hillary Clinton appeared on the show. What ever happened to equal time? Will the fourteen other Republican candidates also get to host, along with Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley?

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Credits

Guest:

Meredith McGehee - Campaign Legal Center - @campaignlegalmm

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Matt Holzman, Anna Scott, Jolie Myers, Christian Bordal, Ryan Kailath

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